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package com.argot.meta;

import com.argot.TypeElement;
import com.argot.TypeException;
import com.argot.TypeLibrary;
import com.argot.TypeLocation;

public abstract class MetaExpression
implements TypeElement
{
	public static final String TYPENAME = "meta.expression";
	public static final String VERSION = "1.3";
	
    private TypeLibrary _library;
    private TypeElement _definition;
    private TypeLocation _location;
    private int _memberTypeId;
    private int _typeId;
 
    public void bind(TypeLibrary library, int memberTypeId, TypeLocation location, TypeElement definition) 
    throws TypeException
    {
        _library = library;
        _memberTypeId = memberTypeId;
        _location = location;
        _definition = definition;
        _typeId = _library.getTypeId( getTypeName() );
    }
    
    public TypeLibrary getLibrary()
    {
        return _library;
    }
    
    public TypeElement getTypeDefinition()
    {
        return _definition;
    }
    
    public int getMemberTypeId()
    {
        return _memberTypeId;
    }
    
    public int getTypeId()
    {
        return _typeId;
    }
    
    public TypeLocation getLocation()
    {
    	return _location;
    }
    
    public abstract String getTypeName();
    

    
}
